US1555417A - Window washer and drier - Google Patents

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Sept. 29, 1925.

E. W. JOH NSTON WINDOW WASHER AND mman' Filed Nov; 19. 1923 i if Patented Sept. 29, 1925. y

UNITED STATES PiijTEbVl` OFFICE.

EDWARD W. JOHNSTON, OF RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW WASHER AND DIR-IER.

Application filed November 19, 1923. Serial No. 675,585.

To all whom t may concern: However, when it is desired, the handle Be it known that I, EDWARD W. JOHN- may be very easily removed by simply pull- 50 sfroN, a citizen of the United States, residing ing the shoulder 1() outwardly 'from under at River Forest, in the county of Cook and the felt and pressing the wires 11 towards 5 State of Illinois, have invented certain new each other until theprongs 13 pass out of and useful Improvements in Window Vashthe openings 14. The felt may Athen be reers and Driers, of which the following is a versed on the handle, if desired, and the 55 specification. window wiped with the other side of the This invention relates to window washers felt, 0r the felt may be washed and replaced and driers, and it has for its object providvery conveniently.

ing suitable means for washing and wiping By the use of the ring 9 the stick 7 is windows, and in general consists of a washer held suliciently firmly in the handle for all 60 and wiper so arranged that either side can ordinary purposes. The ring 9 as formed is be used, and having a handle which can be resilient and may be readily enlarged by held by the hand in operating` the washer or springing the wires apart, and, hence, a stick is adapted to receive a long stick, if desired. of any ordinary size may be placed without Other objects of the invention will be appermanently deforming the ring therein; 65 parent from the accompanying drawings and in order to manipulate the washer the and the following description thereof. end of the stick is pressed against the wires Of the drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of 0f the hand pOriOn 8, tending to spread the washer with the handle and stick atthe/S6 WHSS and t0 CauSe them to grasp the tached and Fig. 2 is an edge view of the end of the stick; and this also tends to 70 Sama tighten the ring 9 on the stick. So that in The washer consists of a suitable block of my oldlllel'y opere/Elon the Stlel le lleld felt 5 or other material which is supported lll'mly the lld'ldleby the hand handle G and, if desired. the I 01211111 21S my IIIVGHOHI stick 7 may be used to increase the length ci? l. A window washer comprising a block 75 the handle. The hand handle comprises the of felt having an elongated opening through portion 8 which is adapted to be grasped its central portion and having oppositely by the hand and a ring pol-tion 9 which is projecting openings extending into the felt a centnuation of the wir@ of the handle 8 from the ends 0f Said. elongated Opening. aud is ot suitable size for receiving the stick and a handle Comprising resilient'iy held 80 '7. The hand handle also comprises the prongs adapted t0 pass into Said projecting shoulder 10 which is adapted to support the ODBDlHgS, Mld a Shoulder eXtending 'from lower edge of the felt and to assist in holdelle handle Undef the edge of Seld bleeking the handle in place. There are also 2- A WIldOW Washer COmplSiIlg a Washwires 11 passing from the shoulder 10 to lng element; and e llendle Seldlleldle loelng e5 the central portion of the felt and passing d Xed t0 Seld Weslllng element e Teslllellt into an opening 12 through the felt. The ll flXed t0 the Outer end 0f Sdld handle wires 11 are suitably bent so as to provide and adapted to receive .and oleelJ e Stick prongs 13 which enter openings 14 in the Slddlendle end T1112 loeln Composed of e felt. In this manner the handle 6 is held Continuous Pleee of feslllenelflre end Selol 9o sufficiently firmly in place to enable the llelldle eompllslng e loop Poeltlolled between operator to manipulate the felt as desired. Seld l'lllg end the Weellmg element, Seld lool3 inasmuch as in operation the handle presses loelng deleted to l'eeelVe the end of the Stlel the felt against the window the handle can- In testlmony Wllel'eof: I hereunto Set my not come oit from the felt while in operal1endtion. EDWARD W. JOHNSTON.

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